Anything Goes! is the second album by the US dance group C+C Music Factory. The album's lead single "Do You Wanna Get Funky"; which featured Martha Wash, Zelma Davis, and Trilogy, reached number 1 on the Dance/Club Play charts, number 40 on the Hot 100, and number 11 on the R&B Singles chart. The follow-up single, "Take a Toke" reached number 23 on the Dance/Club Play and 48 on the R&B Singles chart. "Take a Toke" was included in the soundtrack of Brazilian novela Quatro Por Quatro and was a hit single in the country.
The album's third single, "I Found Love", features a sample of Kool & The Gang's "Ladies' Night". "Just Wanna Chill" samples R. Kelly's "Honey Love" and Tony Toni Tone's- Slow Wine.
Critical reception Billboard magazine wrote, "Though set isn't as innovative as Sweat, it does overflow with state-of-the-street grooves, wicked hooks, and vigorous vocals. Zelma Davis and Martha Wash are back, swapping gleeful vamps on radio-ready hip-hoppers like 'Bounce to the Beat' and the fast-rising first single, 'Do You Wanna Get Funky'. Freedom Williams' rap bravado is replaced by Trilogy, a male trio that harmonizes admirably and rhymes with hardcore aggression. Prepare for C+C saturation through the end of '94, as future hits like mellow 'Take A Toke', disco-fied 'Takin' Over', and steamy 'All Damn Night' have their turn at bat."
Track listing "Let's Get Started" (Interlude I) "Bounce to the Beat (Can You Dig It?)" "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (featuring Martha Wash, Zelma Davis, and Trilogy) "I Found Love" (featuring Zelma Davis) "A Song Is Just a Song" (Interlude II) "Takin' Over" (featuring Martha Wash) "Gonna Love U Over" "The Mood" (Interlude III) "Take a Toke" "Just Wanna Chill" "All Damn Night" "Share That Beat of Love" "Hip Hop Express" "Robi-Rob's Boriqua Anthem" "C+C Has Left the Building" (Interlude IV) "The West" (Interlude V) "Good or Bad" (Interlude VI) "A Moment of Silence for Larry Levan" "A Moment of Silence for Chep Nunez" "Papermaker" feat MC Charlie Brown (AKA C Brown from L.O.N.S)
Personnel
April Allen – background vocals Karen Anderson – background vocals Rodney Ascue – engineer Katreese Barnes – background vocals C+C Music Factory – primary artist Brian Chin – liner notes Clivillés & Cole – primary artist Robert Clivillés – arranger, backing vocals, composer, editing, mixing, producer, sequencing, vocals David Cole – arranger, backing vocals, composer, mixing, producer, vocals Deborah Cooper – vocals, backing vocals Jorge Corante – composer Ricky Crespo – composer, producer Stephen Cullo – producer Stephan Danelian – photography Zelma Davis – backing vocals, vocals Angel DeLeón – composer, vocals Craig Derry – backing vocals Will Downing – backing vocals Funkmaster Flex – producer El General – guest artist Andrea Hicks – backing vocals Kenny Hicks – vocal producer
Chris Joannou – producer, programming Acar S. Key – engineer, mixing, producer Hal Belknap – assistant engineer Joey Kid – vocals Nicky Lindeman – art direction Paul Logus, Jr. – engineer Danny Madden – backing vocals Bruce Miller – engineer Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals Julian Peploe – design Herb Powers – mastering Duran Ramos – composer, producer, vocals Bob Rosa – engineer, mixing, producer John Seymour – assistant engineer Rod Temperton – composer Tony Terry – backing vocals Trilogy – vocals Danny Vargas – composer Martha Wash – vocals Albert Watson – photography Audrey Wheeler – vocals, backing vocals Larry Yasgar – executive producer
Charts + Chart performance for Anything Goes! Chart (1994) Peakposition US Billboard 200 106 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 39
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